When one begins to think of oneself as growing old, one is already old.

There never has been a house so bad that it couldn't be made over into something worthwhile.

It does not matter whether one paints a picture, writes a poem, or carves a statue - simplicity is the mark of a master-hand.

My business is to preach to you the beauty of suitability.

Be pretty if you can, be witty if you must, but be gracious if it kills you.

It is not chic to be too chic.

Never, under any circumstance, do I touch soup, as I do not believe in building a meal on a lake.